People v. Coleman

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Sullivan County (Hanofee, J.), rendered May 5, 1988, upon a verdict convicting defendant of two counts of the crime of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree.

On April 1, 1987, defendant was indicted by a Grand Jury with two counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree in violation of Penal Law § 220.39 (1). Specifically, the indictment alleges that defendant sold a quantity of heroin to confidential police informant, Justo Miranda, on two separate occasions on March 15, 1987. Following a jury trial,…